natural family

Do not abandon the healthy principles on which family is based; make laws to protect families – Archbishop Ioachim

The Archbishop of Roman and Bacău wrote a message on the feast of the Righteous Joachim and Anna, in which he referred to the values of the natural family and the need to promote and protect them both in daily life and through appropriate laws. “Three fundamental values support the backbone of a nation and…

Sep 10, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Position of the Romanian Orthodox Church regarding the “civil partnership”

The Romanian Patriarchate observes with much concern the proceedings related to the potential formalisation of the so-called “civil partnership”, namely the draft law that is currently on the agenda of the Chamber of Deputies. We consider that to institutionalise an alternative type of family is contrary to the Christian faith and the tradition of the…

Mar 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Call on the Authorities for the Return of the Two Romanian Children in London to their Natural Family

The Romanian Patriarchate has learned with concern about the critical situation of Florin Barbu and Claudia Racolta, a Romanian family settled in London, the custody of whose children, Diana (8) and Andy (5), has been given by court decision to a British gay couple. The Church constantly supports the traditional family as the natural environment…

Jul 4, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu